9 Days Until...The 85th Annual Academy Awards14 Days Until... Reader Appreciation Month kicks off: contests, reader spotlights and more. (read: a shameless begging to convince you to stick around daily once Oscar ends.)19 Days Until... The 4th Season of "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" Begins.31 Days Until... The Bates Motel premieres on A&E. As a huge fan of Psycho and Vera Farmiga and Psycho-inspired art, I'm curious.45 Days Until... we make our April Fools Oscar Predictions for 2013 and it all begins again. Noooooooooo (I mean "yes!")51 Days Until... Mad Men Season Six premieres. Vulture has an interesting schedule for how to get caught up before the premiere but hurry because you're already two days behind. 98 Days Until... Richard Linklater's Before Midnight the sequel to the utterly magical Before Sunrise & Before Sunset hits movie theaters111 Days Until... my birthday. What are you getting me? How about a subscription to the site (see sidebar)133 Days Until... Pedro Almodóvar's I'm So Excited hits movie theaters (in the US). I guess I better get cracking on that Pedro retrospective I promised y'all.

Don't you think it'll be an unnusual - GOD BLESS - first half of the year with so many "important" things opening? For the record: The Place Beyond the Pines, Mud, Stoker, Trance, Frances Ha, Before Midnight, I'm so excited, Blue Jasmine.

A marvelous coincidence or this tide is finally changing? I would appreciate to read your thoughts.